September 1st, 2019 - August 31st, 2022 | PROJECT
This project continues the work of "Tinkering EU: Contemporary Education for Innovators of Tomorrow" that introduced Tinkering methodology in Europe. It also builds upon the work of "Tinkering EU: Building Science Capital for ALL" that explored Tinkering and Science Capital with a specific focus on teachers and students from disadvantaged communities. "Tinkering EU: Addressing the Adults" focusses on fostering the socio-educational and personal development of adults.
Tinkering, inspired by the USA-based experience of the Exploratorium of San Francisco, is proven to be a powerful tool that contributes to the improvement of key competences and skills, and connects science knowledge and skills with the requirements of the contemporary labour market.
The project aims to foster the socio-educational and personal development of adults, as well as their participation in civic and social life, focusing on the following priorities:
- Stronger science engagement
- Need for 21st Century skills
- Low science capital
Coordinator: NEMO Science Museum - The Netherlands
Partners:
National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci – Italy
University of Cambridge – UK
Science Center Network – Austria
Traces – France
Centrum Nauki Kopernik – Poland
Project Website(s)
(no project website provided)
Project Products
Tinkering Europe
Tinkering: Addressing the Adults. A Theoretical and Methodological Framework
Adult learning through Tinkering. A toolkit for informal science learning educators working with disadvantaged and underserved communities
Tinkering: Addressing the Adults. Tinkering Activity Plans
Tinkering: Addressing the Adults. Exploring Tinkering with Adult Learners: What we learned. A guide for museums and other informal learning and science engagement organizations
Team Members
Inka de Pijper, Project Manager, NEMO Science MuseumFunders
Funding Source: Other
Funding Program: Erasmus+ Programme of the EU
Award Number: 19-1-NL01-KA204-060251
Tags
Audience: Administration | Leadership | Policymakers | Adults | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: General STEM
Resource Type: Project Descriptions | Projects
Environment Type: Making and Tinkering Programs | Public Programs